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http://www.imon.org/saville/
A Peter Saville Review Open in a new browser window
   A review and gallery of England's Factory Records art director. Includes Saville's work for Joy Division and New Order.
   http://www.imon.org/saville/
http://users.ncrvnet.nl/mstol
A Website about Corporate Identity Open in a new browser window
   View a catalogue, bibliography and resource list for examples of corporate graphic design. Includes identity guidelines, agencies, and recommended texts.
   http://users.ncrvnet.nl/mstol
http://www.aiga.com/content.cfm?contentalias=lookingcloserarchives
AIGA Resource Archives Open in a new browser window
   View a list of design history archives and resources from the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Includes contact info for collections housed in libraries of schools and museums.
   http://www.aiga.com/content.cfm?contentalias=lookingcloserarchives
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1998/rodchenko/
Aleksandr Rodchenko MoMA Exhibition Open in a new browser window
   The Museum of Modern Art, New York presents the history and work of Aleksandr Rodchenko (1891-1956), one of the leading Russian artists in the period following the Revolution of October 1917.
   http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1998/rodchenko/
http://www.signmuseum.com/
American Sign Museum Open in a new browser window
   Learn about the history of the sign industry and its contribution to commerce and the American landscape. Read museum news, view online exhibits, and research biographies, related events, book reviews, and sites. Includes topical forum.
   http://www.signmuseum.com/
http://www.aprilgreiman.com/
April Greiman Open in a new browser window
   Visit the page of this pioneering designer who helped introduce the computer vernacular to graphic design through experimental mergers of type and image. Find a link to her projects.
   http://www.aprilgreiman.com/
http://www.cuban-posters.freeservers.com/
Cuban Posters Open in a new browser window
   View a collection of Cuban domestic, cultural, Che, film, and anti-imperialist posters produced since the 1960s. Read interview articles, browse a reading list, and buy prints and postcards.
   http://www.cuban-posters.freeservers.com/
http://design.rit.edu/
Design Archive Online Open in a new browser window
   Review twentieth century magazine design and photography with biographical profiles of designers. A project of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the image archives have limited access.
   http://design.rit.edu/
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/design-history.html
Design History Discussion List Open in a new browser window
   Text-based forum for design issues, local information, and reviews by the Design History Society in the UK. Limited graphic design content.
   http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/design-history.html
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~lcush/
Docs Populi - Documents for the Public Open in a new browser window
   See the oppositional artwork of Lincoln Cushing, a graphic artist involved in public access to images of peace and justice. Includes links to Cuban poster art and the Inkworks Press archives.
   http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~lcush/
http://www.drleslie.com/index.shtml
Dr. Leslie and the Composing Room Open in a new browser window
   Research the 1934 - 1942 biography of Dr. Leslie of New York City, including the Composing Room, PM and AD magazine archives, the A-D gallery, and video interviews.
   http://www.drleslie.com/index.shtml
http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/sun/
Follow the Sun: Australian Travel Posters 1930s - 1950s Open in a new browser window
   View a colorful exhibit of 1930s - 1950s lithographs from the National Library of Australia. Browse images by destination, symbol, style, or artist.
   http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/sun/
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/
Graphic Design from the 1920s and 1930s in Travel Ephemera Open in a new browser window
   View an international collection of historic travel brochures, airline time-tables, ocean liner time-tables, auto road maps, luggage labels, advertising, and graphic design publications from the 1920s and 1930s.
   http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com/
http://www.imon.org/mueller-brockmann/index.html
Josef Müller-Brockmann Open in a new browser window
   A review of the Swiss designer and his grid systems that are the foundation for modern corporate and public graphic design. Includes book and signage samples.
   http://www.imon.org/mueller-brockmann/index.html
http://www.miltonglaser.com/
Milton Glaser, Inc. Open in a new browser window
   Learn about the firm and its interdisciplinary, internationally known designer who co-founded Pushpin Studios, New York Magazine, and the WBMG publication design firm. See posters, illustration, and other projects.
   http://www.miltonglaser.com/
http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/digital/lissitzky/
Monuments of the Future: Designs by El Lissitzky Open in a new browser window
   Explore the Getty Research Institute site devoted to this modernist Russian typographer, book designer, and architect. Includes chronology, images, and links to related resources.
   http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/digital/lissitzky/
http://virtual.parkland.edu/gds/131/
Parkland College - GDS 131 Graphic Design History Open in a new browser window
   Review an online course given by Parkland College's Fine & Applied Arts Department in Champaign, Illinois. Survey 12 major graphic styles since 1890. Includes timeline and links to influential designers.
   http://virtual.parkland.edu/gds/131/
http://www.mkgraphic.com/paulrand00.html
Paul Rand: Graphic Designer Open in a new browser window
   Read an interview of this past influential designer on the subjects of graphic design critique, design philosophy and design education.
   http://www.mkgraphic.com/paulrand00.html
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/index.html
Posters American Style Open in a new browser window
   View major posters from the last century. Learn about their design, printing and historical impact on culture. Includes audio. Collection by the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
   http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/posters/index.html
http://www.greatvwads.com/
Remember Those Great Volkswagen Ads? Open in a new browser window
   Profile of book which is a compilation of Volkswagen's press, radio and television campaigns, with information on how to purchase it.
   http://www.greatvwads.com/
http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/05/19/kalman/
Salon Magazine: Tibor Kalman Open in a new browser window
   Read the obituary of this innovative designer, best known for the work he created with his New York design firm, M&Co, and his brief editorship of Colors magazine.
   http://www.salon.com/people/obit/1999/05/19/kalman/
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA99/piazza/portfolio/adweb/home.html
The Art of Persuasion: American Graphic Design Comes of Age Open in a new browser window
   Read a critical analysis of the history of American advertising and graphic design during the early 20th century. View samples.
   http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA99/piazza/portfolio/adweb/home.html
http://people.ucsc.edu/~gflores/bauhaus/b1.html
The Bauhaus Open in a new browser window
   Learn about the Post World War I German school that influenced design and typography through the ideal of art and technology integration.
   http://people.ucsc.edu/~gflores/bauhaus/b1.html
http://www.prepressure.com/ps/history/history.htm
The History of PostScript Open in a new browser window
   Learn the story of modern PostScript technology and its impact on the publishing industry.
   http://www.prepressure.com/ps/history/history.htm
http://www.cnduk.org/INFORM~1/symbol.htm
The History of the CND Logo/Peace Symbol Open in a new browser window
   Read an essay about the logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, or peace symbol, designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom.
   http://www.cnduk.org/INFORM~1/symbol.htm
http://www.colophon.com/gallery/futurism/index.html
The Italian Futurist Book Open in a new browser window
   View an exhibition showcasing Futurism's innovative uses of typography and graphic design, from the years 1909-1944.
   http://www.colophon.com/gallery/futurism/index.html
http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/index2.html
The Media History Project Open in a new browser window
   A timeline, graphics, and short articles guide you through the history of mediated communication.
   http://www.mediahistory.umn.edu/index2.html
http://nzda.ac.nz/graphic/
The New Zealand Graphic Design Archive Open in a new browser window
   Research projects, interviews, and an image database about New Zealand design from the School of Art and Design, Auckland University of Technology.
   http://nzda.ac.nz/graphic/
http://swissposters.library.cmu.edu/Swiss/home.html
The Swiss Poster Collection Open in a new browser window
   See more than 300 posters from 1971 to the present by designers such as J. Müller-Brockmann and Wolfgang Weingart. Maintained by Carnegie Mellon University.
   http://swissposters.library.cmu.edu/Swiss/home.html
http://www.mkgraphic.com/basic.html
Timeline for Graphic Design History Open in a new browser window
   View a timeline of significant events from the start of the Industrial Revolution in the 1820's to the use of web browsers in the 1990's.
   http://www.mkgraphic.com/basic.html
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/rarebook/art3283c/index.htm
University of Florida Rare Book Collection Open in a new browser window
   Examine labeled specimens of typography and book design from the 15th - 20th centuries.
   http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/rarebook/art3283c/index.htm
http://gdys08603.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
www.rip-rap.co.uk Open in a new browser window
   Printed ephemera featuring posters, tickets, postcards and flyers. Send examples to others in the form of e-cards.
   http://gdys08603.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

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